haunting

英 [ˈhɔːntɪŋ]

美 [ˈhɔːntɪŋ]

adj.  萦绕心头的; 使人难忘的
v.  (鬼魂)出没; (不快的事情)萦绕于脑际，难以忘却; 长期不断地缠扰(某人)
haunt的现在分词

复数：hauntings　现在分词：haunting　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.18710 / COCA.14200

牛津词典

adj.

• 萦绕心头的；使人难忘的
  beautiful, sad or frightening in a way that cannot be forgotten
  1. a haunting melody/experience/image
     难以忘怀的优美乐曲；痛苦难忘的经历；吓人难忘的形象

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （声音、形象、话语等）令人难忘的，萦绕心头的
  Hauntingsounds, images, or words remain in your thoughts because they are very beautiful or sad.
  1. ...the haunting calls of wild birds in the mahogany trees.
     红木树林中野鸟令人难忘的鸣叫声
  2. ...haunting prose.
     令人难忘的散文

双语例句

• Your kind, haunting the wilds unchecked, until we found you.
  你们这些（禽兽），在野地里毫无约束地作祟，直到我们发现了你。
• a forlorn, haunting plaint.
  愁苦的、挥之不去的悲叹
• You can feel that we're haunting the truth.
  你知道我们都被真相所困扰。
• The Carol has the primitive strength and haunting simplicity of those early folk tunes.
  圣诞颂歌具有早期民歌曲调的粗犷表现力和耐人寻味的纯朴风格。
• It's a haunting poem that operates in complex ways.
  在诗人笔下复杂的叙事中，这成了一首让人难以忘怀的经典诗作。
• There is no denying that the specter of unemployment and want is constantly haunting them.
  失业和贫乏的幽灵一直在对他们作祟是不能否认的。
• That haunting episode of bygone days was to her mother but a passing accident.
  对她母亲来说，她萦绕在心头的那件往事，只不过是一件烟消云散的偶然事件。
• These days I felt terribly upset due to some private affairs haunting my mind.
  这几天我的心情都很不好，有些事情一直困扰着我，我感到好烦。
• His music is a haunting mix of guitar, synthesizer, oriental gongs and bells.
  他的音乐是由吉他、电子音响合成器以及东方的锣和钟的声音混合而成。
• The spectre of civil war is haunting the country.
  内战的魔影正威胁着该国。